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This is a very dynamic time for our district...with large initiatives as well as ongoing improvements, affecting pedestrian and bike safety, the Kingston Penitentiary Visioning, the Provincial Campus, Heritage designation and more. There are...

The PDCA held the AGM 2020 event on Sunday February 23 in the Press Lounge at the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. We had a great turnout with about 60 people who enjoyed the updates from various city staff who presented on a number of new developments coming to our area....

Who Are We?

We’re a small but growing community association serving, Portsmouth, Calvin Park, Polson Park, and Fairway Hills.

We’re looking to evolve into a group where we can support active and involved folks who live in the Portsmouth District to be engaged and involved in the growth and success of our community.

Through our liaison with city staff, planners and officials, we hope to affect the decisions which impact our waterfront, public services such as schools, transporation, infrastructure and heritage as well as preserving our parks and gardens.

If you’d like to join the association, you’ll be supporting our PDCA community events and have the option to receive our newsletters which bring you up to date information on activities and developments that affect all of us.

Our Primary Objectives are to:

Preserve and enhance the quality of life for residents of the entire Portsmouth District including seniors, families, students and local businesses

Advance the interests of the entire community of the entire Portsmouth District

We aim to achieve these objectives by:

Acting as advocates for the interests of residents of Portsmouth District with the appropriate officials, agents and groups on questions that affect our community

Liaising and partnering with other agents and organizations about matters which impact Portsmouth District and the City of Kingston

Preserving historic Portsmouth Village as a heritage area

Organizing and promoting community events

Developing the means to ensure that the lines of communication between our residents, our city staff and our district councillor remain accessible and effective, for example our Coffee with the Councillor events which provides an opportunity for informal sharing of ideas and questions with our district councillor.

For more information about these events, please sign up for our free eNewsletter.

Join the PDCA Membership

Your membership fees assist us in planning events, maintaining our gardens and continuing to engage in community initiatives.

Optional Donation or Membership: This fee supports the hosting of events, the maintenance of locally supported gardens

Family: $15 Single: $10

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